diff --git a/webform.module b/webform.module
index 9822cb7..a07d46b
--- a/webform.module
+++ b/webform.module
@@ -2744,7 +2744,7 @@ function _webform_filter_values($string, $node = NULL, $submission = NULL, $emai
   if (!isset($replacements)) {
     $replacements['unsafe'] = array();
     $replacements['safe']['%site'] = variable_get('site_name', 'drupal');
-    $replacements['safe']['%date'] = format_date(REQUEST_TIME, 'large');
+    $replacements['safe']['%date'] = format_date(REQUEST_TIME, 'long');
   }

   // Node replacements.